Laser microfabrication of long thin holes on biodegradable polymer in vacuum for preventing clogginess and its application to blood collection

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 145-146, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 464-472

  Aoyagi, Seiji ^a   Izumi, Hayato ^a   Nakahara, Sumio ^a   Ochi, Mitsukazu ^a   Ogawa, Hiroshi ^b  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Blood collection; Effect of ambient pressure; Effect of oxygen; Excimer laser microfabrication; Polylactic acid (PLA)

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; EXCIMER LASERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROANALYSIS; MICROFABRICATION; NITROGEN; POLYESTERS; REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

AMBIENT PRESSURES; BLOOD COLLECTION; EFFECT OF OXYGEN; EXCIMERS; POLY LACTIC ACID;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 44849114321     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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